This has been out for a while but I didn't see a thread for it. Blood of the Empire is a FREE web comic available on the TOR site that is written by Alexander Freed (one of the game designers for TOR). New issues are put online every other Friday. It is of course set during The Old Republic and mainly follows the storyline of a young Sith, Teneb Kel. It's pretty good and I found the last couple issues have really caught my attention.

There are several story arcs broken into acts, and so far there have been three:

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The free webcomics break down into 3 arcs- then are re printed in comic form.

Threat of Peace was the first and is finished- both as a free webcomic (new ones) and as a re print in paper. The Paper comic for - The TOR comic series will continue and pick up Blood of the Empire next.

At this point we should get a new free webcomic that will go 3 arcs and later also be collected- no word yet on if they have a 3rd line ready, but they did start this TOR comic line to collect these free web comics._________________-Bring on your thousands, one at a time or all in a rush. I don't give a damn. None shall pass.
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:20 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

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I like the idea of the webcomics. For one, they're free, but also the fact that they are printing them so you can get a copy if you want to. Not sure how their sales are doing with them, but it certainly makes me happy and happy reader or more likely to buy them. I'd certainly consider a TPB of them._________________
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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:45 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

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Well Blood of the Empire wrapped up with its last issue. Interesting ending that leaves things up in the air. One thing of note: I really like the design of the Inquisitor. He looks like a wizard. _________________
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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:54 am

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Yeah, interesting last issue.

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The word blood in the title really fits. Poor Maggot...

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:21 pm

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Yeah, poor Maggot. Although I'm confused why he wouldn't mention that he wanted his freedom in Basic. I mean...what was the point of defying Teneb and standing up for his freedom if he was only going to do it to where Teneb couldn't understand?

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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:37 pm

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I'm guessing that he was his own self, his real self, Qawohl, when he spoke in his native tongue and couldn't get rid of the "Maggot" identity when he spoke in Basic. With the language came a role that he couldn't
overcome just yet: Just look how different he even looks when he speaks in his own language. He's more menacing and younger looking then.

What's kind of tragic is that if Qawohl would have just taken the ship and returned to his people, then Exal could well have won, the Emperor's Children would have been then destroyed and Korriban would have fallen to the Republic. The Sith Emperor won thanks to his decision.

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:23 pm

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I hadn't thought of that. I kept wondering where the story would go next. I suppose the game will have story elements to it that will add upon all of this._________________
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I'm most curious about the sith emperor, the implications about this emperor from this story alone, not even adding to it Revan's fate and Malak's. I mean in Blood we learn that the Sith Emperor has been making these plans for CENTURIES, and since he looks so young it can only be assumed that he's already been doing the spirit transfer.

I hope the game covers him more. Or we get books based off the game like the warhamer books or halo. I mean I know we get EU books already tie-in ready and all that, but I want part of the game in a book form, unlike what we got with Revan,_________________-Bring on your thousands, one at a time or all in a rush. I don't give a damn. None shall pass.
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:58 am

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Darth Skuldren wrote:

I hadn't thought of that. I kept wondering where the story would go next. I suppose the game will have story elements to it that will add upon all of this.

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I agree; the events of Blood of the Empire might well have created a rift between the Emperor and the Dark Council that will play a role in TOR. Trust (even between Sith) being lost, eyes being opened. In a way then, even when Exal failed in the comic, her attempt might bring fruit decades forward in TOR.